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NFL Files Grievance to Halt NFLPA’s Public Team Report Cards

The union says the 2025 survey will continue, with the dispute headed toward an arbitration bid in December.

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Woody Johnson, primary owner of the New York Jets, is shown, at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, Monday, January 27, 2025, in Florham Park.

Overview

  • The grievance cites a CBA clause requiring both sides to use reasonable efforts to curb public criticism of clubs, coaches and policies.
  • League officials argue the union’s public grades undermine a CBA‑mandated, jointly run triennial player‑care survey, which sources say last occurred in 2015.
  • An NFLPA memo told players it has begun the 2025 polling and will defend the report cards, which drew 1,695 responses in 2025 and ranked Miami and Minnesota at the top and Arizona last.
  • Owners have mixed views, with Jets chairman Woody Johnson calling the process "totally bogus" and others saying the anonymous feedback has spurred tangible upgrades.
  • The league twice asked the union to suspend the exercise in 2024 and June 2025, and it now seeks a December hearing with a hoped‑for decision by February 2026.